Upper Hutt Repair Café

Not even COVID-19 could stop the incredible community response from volunteers and visitors to Upper Hutt's very first repair café.

For followers of television’s The Repair Shop programme, the growing popularity of community repair cafes will come as no surprise. They have sprung up around New Zealand as people seek help to fix broken items rather than send them to landfill. Upper Hutt’s Repair Café began in early 2020 and is blessed with a diverse team of volunteer ‘fixers’. Some learned their skills in the former Post Office or the electronics industry. Learning is the focus The co-founder of the repair café, Steve McDonald, says the philosophy is about people being taught how to do the repair rather than having

Upper Hutt Repair Café is home to a community’s worth of DIY knowledge. This is a story of an awesome community hub, set up by the community for the community.